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Is memory decline an inevitable part of ageing?
Dr Joyce Siette, Research Fellow at Macquarie University’s Australian Institute for Health Innovation, explains.
What is a low-carbon economy?
Professor Martina Linnenluecke, head of Macquarie Business School's Centre for Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Finance, explains.
Vox pop: What needs to change to get more women into science top jobs?
A chemist, a geologist and a young scientist are among five Macquarie University leaders who we asked what needs to change to get more women into top jobs in science.
Why should academics and industry collaborate?
Industry funding of academic research can be a win-win situation, explains Anna Grocholsky, Macquarie’s Director of Commercialisation and Innovation.
Why do petrol prices fluctuate so much?
Dr Lurion De Mello, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Finance, explains.
Why are teenagers argumentative?
Dr Natasha Magson, Research Associate at Macquarie University's Centre for Emotional Health, explains.
Why do whales strand themselves?
Dr Vanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University marine biologist and whale expert, explains.
What causes a dust storm?
The extraordinary weather that caused dust storms across NSW in November was triggered by a large, swirling low pressure system characterised by strong winds and thunderstorms.
How is interstellar dust formed?
Astrophysicist Tayyaba Zafar, from the new Australian Astronomical Optics team at Macquarie, explains.
Will time travel ever happen?
Dr Alessandro Maini, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, explains.
Why do people hoard?
Associate Professor Melissa Norberg, Deputy Director of Macquarie's Centre for Emotional Health, and colleague Associate Professor Jessica Grisham, explain.